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#DCAEEB closest to Candy Dreams

#DCAEEB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 68.2% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(220, 174, 235)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 60% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DCAEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.30:1.

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Variations of #DCAEEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCAEEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCAEEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCAEEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1C0E9
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7BBED
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8EC
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1C0E9
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBAEA
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCB5C3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDB1DA
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6BACA

#DCAEEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#DCAEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.30:1 Very good#DCAEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCAEEB in CSS

/* Candy Dreams */
.color { color: #DCAEEB; }
.background { background-color: #DCAEEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCAEEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 174 235);
color: hsl(285 60% 80%);
color: oklch(0.812 0.097 317.7);

#DCAEEB FAQ

What color is #DCAEEB?

#DCAEEB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCAEEB?

#DCAEEB is rgb(220, 174, 235) in RGB, hsl(285, 60%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCAEEB?

The complementary color of #DCAEEB is #BDEBAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCAEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCAEEB: 11.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCAEEB a warm or cool color?

#DCAEEB is a cool color.